Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 23:27
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 96.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 220 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 382 47% 360 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1385) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 33.9 36% 40 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 36.6 Splatting 32.2 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 298 281 271 262 259 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 476 Mixed 388 SusWrite 293 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 51.4 187% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 317 232% 302 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 70GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 51 46 50 54 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 57.7 Write 45.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 49.7 34% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 884GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 122 122 117 116 109 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 142 Write 118 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 117 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 64%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 162 164 161 156 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 129 Write 120 Mixed 29 SusWrite 162 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.9 337% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 8,026 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 26.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 23.6 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,671x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	311x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	525x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	197x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	172x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	125x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	183x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	101x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16